Smart Factories Need Smart Machines
Industry 4.0 Smart Factories and Smart Machines continue to drive dramatic efficiency improvements across the supply chain, within the factory and inside machines.
ManufacturingTomorrow · 4 min readThe reading index — Page 10
Source-attributed manufacturing reading on industrial automation, machining, additive manufacturing and factory operations. Original publication dates retained.
150 articles · Original source dates
Three Things to Do Before Operating Your New Automated Equipment
Youre getting impatient to turn the main switch "on" to benefit from the enhanced productivity that it will give you. Before doing that, we recommend a few actions that should be completed before running at…
ManufacturingTomorrow · 3 min read
Five Reasons Why Manufacturers Are Embracing IoT
The Internet of Things (IoT) is enabling manufacturers to be more efficient, productive and profitable in the face of increased competition worldwide. We look at five reasons why manufacturers are betting big…
ManufacturingTomorrow · 3 min read
Volvo Construction Equipment Digs Up Prototype Savings Of 18 Weeks And 92% Of Costs
Since 3D printing the prototype cost $770 and took only two weeks, including both design and development, VCE completed its testing much sooner than traditional methods would have allowed.
ManufacturingTomorrow · 3 min read
Getting Started with Collaborative Robots - Part 4 - Assess Your Potential Applications
Documenting the actual process will allow you to evaluate if the process can be automated. This will also give you a starting point on cell performance and improvement opportunities.
ManufacturingTomorrow · 2 min read
Automating the Chemo Compounding Process
RIVA uses automation of sterile manipulations and isolation of the compounding area to solve major safety issues with manual compounding, which are accuracy of every dose measurements and assuring sterility of…
ManufacturingTomorrow · 6 min read
Getting Started with Collaborative Robots - Part 3 - Get the team on board with robots
In this section, well discuss how to present the idea of automating your production with your workforce, and how to help diminish fears of working with robots.
ManufacturingTomorrow · 3 min read
Getting Started with Collaborative Robots - Part 2 - How to Identify Potential Processes for Automation
At this point, we need to discuss the strengths and limitations of process automation with collaborative robots.
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Getting Started with Collaborative Robots? Part 1 - What can collaborative robots do?
In this chapter, we’ll explore the possibilities provided by collaborative robots. This will be useful when we start looking around the factory floor for places with automation potential.
ManufacturingTomorrow · 2 min read
How Universal Robots Doubled Production at Tegra Medical
Medical device manufacturer Tegra Medical faced profit erosion as costs went up and customers demanded price cuts. Deploying three collaborative robot arms from Universal Robots to tend the machines…
ManufacturingTomorrow · 9 min read
Robotic Additive Manufacturing Platform for 3D Printing Composite Parts
The first-of-its-kind solution consists of a standard commercially available robot, composite deposition end-effector hardware and a comprehensive software suite.
ManufacturingTomorrow · 3 min read
Random Bin Picking And Part Loading System
Our customer was faced with manually moving heavy parts from multiple bins and placing them onto a conveyor to begin a heat-treating operation.
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